Naan Mahaan Alla (Eng: I am not a saint) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by S. P. Muthuraman. This film features Rajinikanth, Radha and M. N. Nambiar in the lead roles. It is a remake of the Hindi film Vishwanath (1978). The film was commercially successful, running for more than 100 days at the box office.
The film was originally titled Naan Gandhi Alla but, following a court order, was retitled Naan Mahaan Alla. As a result, the lead character’s final dialogue was changed to match the new title, although the lip syncing to the original dialogue “Naan Gandhi Alla” was not changed.
Viswanath (Rajinikanth), a famous lawyer, stays with his widowed mother (Vijayakumari) and physically handicapped sister (Uma). He sends Jagan, a rich magnate’s son (Sathyaraj) and Lokaiya, two criminals to jail on the charge of rape and murder of an innocent girl. Jagan’s father, GMK (M N Nambiar) uses his influence and starts creating trouble in Viswanath’s life. GMK succeeds in getting Viswanath imprisoned on a trumped up charge. His heartbroken mother dies. Once out of jail, Viswanath sets out to punish the culprits when he temporarily loses his eyesight.
Directed by S. P. Muthuraman
Produced by Rajam Balachander & Pushpa Kandaswamy
Screenplay by A. L. Narayanan
Story by Subhash Ghai
Starring Rajinikanth, Radha, M. N. Nambiar
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography Babu
Edited by R.Vittal
Production Kavithalayaa Productions
Release date 14 January 1984
Running time 138 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil
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